Late-onset schizophrenia and very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis: An international consensus

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 172-178

  Howard, Robert ^a   Rabins, Peter V ^b   Seeman, Mary V ^b   Jeste, Dilip V ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BRAIN; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TERMINOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033960480     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.2.172     Document Type: Article

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